What is Razor View Engine in Asp.Net mvc?

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Nishi Tiwari · Answer

Razor view engine in asp.net MVC is defined as a syntax that allows us to write server-side code on view. Razor helps to combine code and Html in a fluid manner. It is not a new programming language if we know C#, Vb.Net and bit HTML we can easily write Razor code. It supports C# and Visual Basic programming languages.

A Razor syntax is based on C# programming language and the code statements in Razor end with a semicolon (;) which would be shown below.

Syntax of Razor View Engine

Usually, in razor view engine code blocks are enclosed in "@{ ... }". This “@” is a character that tells the beginning of Razor syntax. These codes can be a single expression or an entire code block. This syntax represents razor view engine declaration in asp.net MVC

@{

 

//Razor block

 

}

The above code "@{"a character tells the beginning of the block and "}" a character tells the ending of the block.

Declaring a variable in Razor View

We will declare the razor view engine as shown below:-

@{

var weekDay = DateTime.Now.DayOfWeek;

}

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